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Susan M. Britton
Department 1st Vice-President
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Biography of the
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Susan has been a member of Clarke White Unit
589 in Albany County for 33 years through the eligibility of her husband
Donald, who served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era. They
have been married 33 years, have two grown married children and five
grandsons. While her children were growing up, she was very active in
Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and served as High School Cheerleading Advisor.
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Susan has generously served her community
with a four year term on the school board of The Greenville Central
School, as an elected Assessor for the Town of Rensselaerville and on the
Vestry of Trinity Episcopal Church. Susan is the Business Manager at
The Bethlehem Public Library in Delmar, NY where she has been employed for
23 years and is responsible for the administration of a $3.2 million
budget.
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| Her Auxiliary experience includes
having chaired major committees at the Unit level and serving five
consecutive terms as Unit President from 1976-81. She received the
Department President's award for her work on Children & Youth projects in
1997 as well as a National certificate of excellence and a Regional Award
plaque from The American Legion National Commission on Children and Youth
for "Best in the Department" participation in the VISION Award Program. In
1998 she received the Department President's VISION Award for an
Americanism project as well as the Charlotte Craven Americanism Award.
In 2002 she was awarded the Evelyn Sheldon "Youth Reaches Out" Award under
Children & Youth for her submission of projects by a local youth group.
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| At the County level, Susan served as
Secretary for three years, Membership Chairman/Vice President for two
years and as County President for two years. As a member of The
Albany County Convention Committee in 1996 she served as Chairman of the
Halls and Seating Committee and as a member in 2002 she served as Chairman
of the State Dinner Committee. She has also spent time volunteering
at the Albany VA Fisher House as well as the Albany Stratton VA Medical
Center assisting with Holiday Gift Shops.
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| At the District/Department level, Susan
served as Third District President in 2001-2002. While serving, she
chaired the Department National Security Committee, and was a presenter at
Mid-Winter Conference. Her efforts as Department Chairman resulted in
national recognition when she was awarded the Department National Security
Award for the best reporting of overall National Security Program
activities in the Eastern Division. During 2002-2003 Susan served as
Department Legislative Chairman. Again, as a result of her
outstanding efforts, she was awarded the Department Legislative Award for
most outstanding overall Legislative Program in the Eastern Division. As
Department National Security Chairman and Legislative Chairman, she
attended two consecutive years at the National Awareness Assembly in
Washington, D.C.. Susan was also selected as one of the initial trainees
for the Department of New York's Unit Development and Revitalization Team
and has presented on UD&R at the past three Mid-Winter Conferences. Susan
has served as Resolutions Chairman and Constitution and By-Laws Chairman
for the Third District at several conventions and is a Department
Certified Leadership Instructor. She served as Department Leadership
Chairman in 2003-2004 and organized the Mid-Winter Leadership
Conference. Last year Susan served as Department Americanism Chairman and
was on staff for the 2005 Empire Girls State program as well as serving as
a Senior Counselor at the 2004 EGS session. She served as Dinner
Chairman for the National President's Visitation Dinner honoring Sandi
Dutton in April, 2005. Susan also served as the Children & Youth Chairman
in 2005-2006 and Membership Chairman in 2006-2007.
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| For the 2007-2008 administration, she
will be chairing Membership once again... |
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